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9th MA Artillery Battery Bigelow(w) / Milton

9th MA Artillery Battery Bigelow(w) / Milton from directly overhead

9th MA Artillery Battery Bigelow(w) / Milton is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 5th MA Battery Philips, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
9th Massachusetts Battery Capt. John Bigelow 1st position left gun Wheatfield Road 4:30 to 6 p.m. July 2, 1863.
Getting there

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Coordinates39.80008, -77.24561

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 5th MA Battery Philips: 0.1 mi
  • 10th NY Battery Philips: 0.1 mi
  • 139th PA Collier(w) / Moody: 0.1 mi
  • 7th NJ Francine+ / Cooper: 0.1 mi
  • 118th PA “Corn Exchange Regiment” Gwyn: 0.1 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.7 mi
  • West Fields: 2.7 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 2.9 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 4.7 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
Museums: 38
Springs: 19
  • Menchey’s Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 10.0 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.2 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.6 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 16.2 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 18.1 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of 9th MA Artillery Battery Bigelow(w) / Milton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainW 280°637 m13.4 mi
Buzzard PeakW 276°593 m12.0 mi
The KnobWNW 289°573 m11.2 mi
Virginia RockW 261°545 m11.8 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 301°544 m11.7 mi
Chimney RocksW 276°535 m12.0 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 257°533 m12.2 mi
Briar MountainW 273°533 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4220:0120:41
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2716:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526170757366554435
Precip in3.42.73.63.44.14.73.64.14.63.73.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eisenhower NHS, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7438686229

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